The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
TOUCHING FIDELITY.
Convenient Memories Of the Raiding
Party Of Deputy Sherlffs.
Not One or Them Has Any Ides
who Fired the Shot That Killed
Zoe waller, the, n egrO.

The aggravated csse OF cold blooded
murder by deputy bheriffs, whose
victim was negro boy named Joe
Walker, was the theme Of discussion
wherever two or more cilizsns met In
conversation yesterday. II there wac
any palliating word spoken II has not
been heard Of. The affair furnished
basis for ventilation OF a growing feel.
Ing Of aversion to the present gang Of
haDgers.on TO the Sherif's force,
whose many acts Of hoodlumigm and
outrage have brought the blush to
cheeks Of law abiding aud intelligent
citizens.
In addition to the affair published
Yesterday morning, another one came
TO light In the forenoon. Col. J. A.
Forrest went before Judge uBoss
and complained that Deputy Sheriff,
Ed Carroll, j. T. Strain, j. X. Miller,
James Cox, Walter Pope, j. J, Webb
aad Ed Crawford all visited bis camp,
which 10 situated on tie East End
dummy line, near the 0verton place,
Saturday, night, and while there they
discovered several negroes engaged in
shooting craps. The officers ordered
the crap shooters TO surrender, but
the latter refused, and made an effort
10 get away, when they were fred
upon by the posse, but happily no one
was hurt. Two men were in the
camp when the shooting commenced,
and they narrowly escaped being hit
by the stray bullets, ae several were
fred through the tent.
The Judge has 80 FIR taken no nc.
lion, but says that the guilty will re-
ceiye the full bsnofit Of the law, aud
that no such reckless display OF au.
thorits will be permitted 10 20 unpun-
ished.
Sheriff Cannon said that Ed Carroll
approached him Saturday aud Motif d
him OF bis intention TO summon a posse
under a warrant from Justice II hey,
Tor the purpose Of raidiDg the negro
crap shooting gang in the vicinity OF
Olympic PARK. The sheriff sta'ed tina.
40 numerous complaints from citiz 3ns
reeiding In that neighbofhood have
been extremely frequent OF late, he
had determined TO break up the
nightly Teyeis, but owing to q maarial
attack, under which he Ia still labor.
ing, he WAS unsbls TO put
his plan into execution. He
therefore gave his consent 10 the
raid upon the crap shooters. Under
the law, n magistrate may issue such
warrants and his fpecia, deputy may
summon n posse entirely independent
oft1e sheriff or Criminal Court, "a
was the osee here. Mr.. Cannon stated
that whenever just or apparently
well grounded complaint was lodged
by any respectable Citiz N against any
Hnch yio'a'ors OF Law and order, be
deemed IL his sworn duty TO break np
such gatherings, aud he al WAYS iu.
tended so TO do. No instructions, he
insists, have ever been given by him
10 fire, saws In self defence, upon any
such lawbreaKers. Nsgroes when
surrounded or surprised will run all
the hudor when a shot In fred, IA
long experience has taught. IL Ia
custom sometimes 10 fire In the air
when In pursuit OF criminals, but le
strongly Condemns the practice.
Justice Egnew, who held the Inquest,
was also teen by an APPEAL reporter:
II was greatly Surprised at being
summoned 10 hold the inquest. When
u came TO examining witnesses |
Iound that there were only three be-
sides the dead boy'e father. These
we're the women with whom Waller
aud q colored mao named Robinson.
who was captured, went TO the dance,
and Robinson himself. The father
banded ms n slip Of paper bearing the
fames Miller, Gillespie, Pass and
Brooks, who, he said, we're the raid.
lrg party. ] asked him where he got
Il, and he said: Il don't know, | was
70 worried about my fon; but some
body handed " 10 me- could not
act on tina 10 none Of the deputies
we're before the jury OF irqlest."
The most beautiful example Of
fidelity, one % another, IL maniffbted
by tho murderous deputies. Not one
Of them knows OF hiss any idea who
bred the eh1t, although the guilty
party marched tr.umphantly hsok to
his assooiAtee and said, ooh, I've got
b m, Cd On him." Deputy John
Miller aAys he thinks Il likely that the
shots we're fired by one Of the crap
shootefs, 40 he found n number OF
In theshoes Of one captured.
This Is on 4 par with the remark Of the
baekwoods boy who baid there must
have been Thousand wolves on
neighboriug hilltop b,caus, he saw
The iracks OF Que. Thsre 10 only one
way 20 ienet cut the guilty party, and
that Il Tor the end Jury 10 have the